prellen

Meaning

  1. (weak) to bruise; to bash (part of one's body)
  2. (weak) to trick (someone) out of; to bilk
  3. (weak) to not pay (a bill)
  4. (weak) to bounce
  5. (historical, weak) to toss (a fox into the air using a sling)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpʁɛlən/
Etymology

From Middle High German prellen (“to hit, push with force, move quickly”), of obscure ultimate origin, but perhaps imitative.

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